Waterd Quotes & Sayings

I create books for six-year-olds. I don't know why that time of my life was so important to me, but no matter what I draw, it always looks like it comes from a children's book. I can't resist. I'll set out to paint a serious picture then think, "Well, maybe there would be a little bunny in that corner." — Jan Brett

If all flowers wanted to be roses, nature would lose her springtime beauty and the fields would no longer be decked out with little wildflowers. — Therese Of Lisieux

What can one do with levels of gloom and guilt, fear and disbelief, of bewilderment above one's capacity to register? — Darin Strauss

My favorite subject probably was math. I love math. Figures just intrigue me. I was really good at math. English probably was my worst subject. But I used to write a lot of poetry. I used to write poetry all the time. — Herschel Walker

As he listened to her, David wondered again how Jonathan could have betrayed this girl. He must have been so angry and so sad, and that anger and sadness had consumed him. — John Connolly

Witches can generally come to terms with what actually is, instead of insisting on what ought to be. — Terry Pratchett

Having that amount of nominations makes me a little nervous, because you feel that the bar is really high, the expectations are really high, but it also feels great. — Lee Ann Womack

America was built on the can-do spirit and will continue to thrive on the can-do spirit. — Robert Mondavi